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mercenary
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mercenarius: paid, hired
merces: wages, salary
a hired professional soldier
motivated by a desire for material gain
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freelancer
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medival mercenary
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condottiere
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Italian mercenary leallder
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acquisitive
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eager to get wealthy
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rapacious
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seizing plunder for greed
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moot
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mot "old english" a meeting for discussion
debatable and therefore unresolved
to bring up for discussion
a moot question, moot court
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broach
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to bring up to a discussion
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incontrovertible...indisputable...irrefutable
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factual... cannot be argued...can't be disputed
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Gordian knot
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associated with Alexander the great
a difficult problem, irretractable problem
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morass
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Moeras "Dutch" marsh
maresc, mareis "Old French" swamp
mersc, merisc "Old English" "Germanic origin" marsh
a swamp or a bog, confused situation that is difficult to get out of
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quagmire
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a boggy land, an awkward situation
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motley
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mot "old English" speck
multicolored cloth, or a garment made from the cloth (wore by jester)
multicolored, diverse or varied
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polychrome, polychromatic
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of many colored
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piebald
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having different shade of a color
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variegated
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having varied appearance due to addition of different color
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miscellaneous
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having varied quality
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monochrome, monochromatic
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being of single color
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monolithic
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consisting of one piece
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a pluralistic society
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a multicultural society
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a diversified economy
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an economy with various trades
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a checkered career
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a stained career, bad connotation
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mundane
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mundanus relating to the world
mundus world
worldly, humdrum or everyday
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secular
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not pertaining religion
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prosaic
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common
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prosaic
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common
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prosaic
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common
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banal
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not original, lacking originality
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celestial
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pertaining to the visible heaven
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worldly goods
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all the property that someone possess
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worldly wisdom
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experienced in and wise to the ways of the world
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a man of the world
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A sophisticated man, worldly man
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myriad
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Greek myrias, myriadis ten thousand
myrios countless
countless, innumerable
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multitudinous
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crowded or thronged
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Multifarious
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numerous
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Manifold
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of many kinds
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narcissistic
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narcissus+istic like
dominated by an excessive love or admiration of oneself
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egotistical, egoistic, egomanical
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selfish, obsessed with oneself
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vain
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excessively proud
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amour propre
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self-esteem
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nebulous
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nebulosus couldy, misty
nebula cloud
hazy, vauge or indistinct
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amorphous
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lacking form
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opaque
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not clear
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negligible
Definition
neglegere ignore
abilie,abile able to
too small to be significant
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piddling
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to spend time in a wasteful way
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trifling
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thing of small value
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nugatory
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worthless
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telling
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powerful, weighing a lot
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small potatoes
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potatoes: something that worth very little
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trivia
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matter that is not important
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nepotism
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nepotismo Italian favoritism to nephews
nepete Italian nephew
nepos, nepotis nephew, descendant
unwarranted favoritism shown to relatives or friends by someone in high office
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partisanship
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strong supporter of a part
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patronage
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supporter for bussiness,
client
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a client state
Definition
country that is dependent on the economic or military support of a larger, more powerful country
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the spoils system
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letting active supporter in high ranking jobs
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the merit system
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based on merit, not on political loyalty
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nomadic
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nomas, nomados "greek" wanderer in seach of pasturage
nemein pasture+ikos pertaining to
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itinerant
Definition
moving from place to place
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peripatetic
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pertainging to walking about
Aristotle
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footloose and fancy-free
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not married, free to do whatever one wants
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a fly-by-night operation
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Shady or untrustworthy
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a roving reporter
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a reporter to travels to find news
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a Peripatetic philosopher
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a scholar who is a follower of Aristotle's way of thinking
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a migrant farmworker
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someone who regularly works away from home
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wanderlust
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wanting to travel
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nominal
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nominalis "relating to a name"
nomen, nominis "name"
existing in name only
insignificantly small
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titular
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having the title only
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exorbitant
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exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent
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puppet ruler
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a ruler only by name, but actually does not have any influence
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nostalgia
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nosos "grek" a return home+algos "Greek" pain
heimweh homesickness
a longing to return to a sentimentalized past, homesickness
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pining
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suffer with longing
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hankering
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craving
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wistfulness
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melancholy, longing
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novice
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novicius Medival Latin "probationary member of a religious order"
novus "new"
a person who has just entered a religious order
a beginner of any kind
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postulant
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a person who is submitting an request
petitioner
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probationer
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nurse in training
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nurse in training
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person who is very skilled in a profession
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virtuoso
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person who has special skill in a job
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still wet behind the ears
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naive
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a babe in the woods
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gullible person
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a freshman senator
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a novice in politic
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a black belt in karate
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a skilled martial artist
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nuance
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nuance "french" shade, hue
nubes "cloud"
a light or subtle variation in meaning, expression tone, feeling, color or the like
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nicety
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a fine distinction
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Overtone
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hinting, suggesting
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Gradation
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degree of progression
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A fine point
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suggestion
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Read between the lines
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hinting something
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Read the small print
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to know all the information contained in a document
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strafe
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to attack ground troops using plane's machine gun
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ersatz
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serving as a substute, often artificial and inferior
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meitmotif
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a melodic passage or phrase
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Wunderkind
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a wonder child or child prodigy
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blitz
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a swift, sudden military offensive, usually by combined air and mobile land forces
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putsch
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a sudden attempt to overthrow a government
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seminar
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exchange of ideas
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flak
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criticism; hostile reaction; abuse
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kitsch
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something that is cheap in design and experience
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reglan
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having or being a sleeve that extends in one piece to the neckline of the garment, with slanted seams from the armhole to the neck
lord reglan
british field marshal
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jeans
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– pants made of jean, denim, or another durable fabric; Origin: "twilled cotton cloth," 1436, from Fr. jean fustian "fustian (a type of twilled cotton cloth) of Genoa
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knickerbockers
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trousers ending above the knee
English origin
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mackintosh
Definition
waterproof raincoat
Charles Macintosh
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levi's
Definition
denim pants
Levi Strauss and Company
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muslin
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plain-woven cotton fabric used esp. for sheets
Mosul: city in northern Mesopotamia
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madras
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a cotton cloth of fine texture, usually with a plaid, striped, or checked pattern
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lisle
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a fine, high-twisted and hard-twisted cotton thread, at least two-ply, used for hosiery, gloves
Lisle, France
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dungarees
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a sturdy, often blue denim fabric
Hindi, dungri "coarse calico," from the name of a village, now one of the quarters of Bombay
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stetson
Definition
cowboy hat
John B. Stetson (1830-1906), U.S. hat manufacturer
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cardigan
Definition
a usually collarless knitted sweater or jacket that opens down the front

from James Thomas Brudenell (1797-1868), 7th Earl of Cardigan, English general distinguished in the Crimean War, who set the style
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denim
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coarse twilled cloth, usually cotton, used for jeans
serge de Nîmes, town in southern France
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calico
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a plain-woven cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern, usually on one side
Calicut (mod. Kozhikode), seaport on Malabar coast of India, where Europeans first obtained it
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oxford
Definition
low shoes
a cotton cloth of a tight basket weave, used primarily for shirts
oxford university
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fedora
Definition
a soft felt hat with a curled brim, worn with the crown creased lengthwise
fedora, a play Victorien Sardou during which Bernhardt, a notorious cross-dresser wore a center-creased, soft brimmed hat
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catalyst
Definition
accelerator for chemical reaction
something that initiates or causes an important event to happen
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polarize
Definition
cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions
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hybrid
Definition
mixing of two species
anything derived from heterogeneous sources, or composed of elements of different or incongruous kinds
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eclipse
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the complete obscuration of the sun’s light by the moon or vise versa
to make less magnificent
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erosion
Definition
he process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water, glaciers, winds, waves, etc
the gradual decline of something
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symbiosis
Definition
Biology: a close, prolonged association between two or more different organisms of different species that may, but does not necessarily, benefit each member
a relationship of mutual benefit or dependence
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parasite
Definition
Biology: an organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered on or in a different organism while contributing nothing to the survival of its host
one who habitually takes advantage of the generosity of others without making any useful return
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inertia
Definition
the tendency of a body to resist acceleration; the tendency of a body at rest to remain at rest or of a body in straight line motion to stay in motion in a straight line unless acted on by an outside force
resistance or disinclination to motion, action, or change; inertness, esp. with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness
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satillite
Definition
a natural body that revolves around a planet; a moon
follower of another person, often subservient or obsequious in manner; a device designed to be launched into orbit around the earth, another planet, the sun,
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epithet
Definition
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality
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surname
Definition
family name
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alias
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a false name in order to conceal one's identity
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stage name
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a pseudonym for an actor
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honorific
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a title or term of respect
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sobriquet
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a humorous nickname
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misnomer
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an error in naming someone
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appellation
Definition
a name, title or designation
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moniker
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nickname
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toponym
Definition
a name derived from a place
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pen name
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a pseudonym for an author
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nickname
Definition
a affectionate name made up by friends
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pseudonym
Definition
a false name, pen name
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patronymic
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name derived from father
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diminutive

137 millenium 1000 years
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138 quintet set of five person
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139 centurion the commander of a century
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Definition
suffix that indicates smallness
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millenium
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1000 years
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quintet
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set of five person
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centurion
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the commander of a century
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decade
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a time span of ten years
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septuagenarian
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a person who is about 70 years old
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bicentennial
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pertaining to honor of 200th anniversay
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trio
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group of three
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pentecostal
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seventh sunday after easter
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trivial
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of very little significance
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unique
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one of a kind
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triumvirate
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a gov. of three officers
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pentagon
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5 shaped polygon
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trilogy
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three literally work
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monolithic
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solid, unbroken
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decathlon
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ten different track and field event
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monogamy
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married to one person at a time
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monoploy
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the exclusive possession or control of something
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monoploy
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the exclusive possession or control of something
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pentathlon
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5 differernt track and field events
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decimal
Definition
number proceeding by tens
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quaduped
Definition
four footed animal
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